Honestly, I don't remember the last time I straightened my hair. I stopped doing it because I just didn't like the “burnt” smell that lingers—even when I straighten it on the lowest setting, that smell is unavoidable. Plus, my hair would get greasy really fast; when I washed it, the burnt smell would linger for about 5 days until it went away completely. It’s worth noting that I use heat protectant, so even if my hair smells burnt, it doesn’t get damaged as much, hahaha.
But I've been wanting to straighten it for a while now to see if it had grown a little, since my wavy hair tends to be so curly that it looks like it hasn't grown at all. And even though it hasn't grown much, I feel like it's been a big improvement since the last time I saw it straightened. At least I'm getting closer and closer to a bob.
I like the way my hair looks, and since it's been a while since I straightened it, it looks really shiny and soft. It gives me a sense of peace to have it this way, since when it's curly, it's a daily struggle—I have to style it often, or else I look like a crazy person.
It’s nice to have these two sides of myself. Even though it might sound silly, I look completely different with one hairstyle versus the other. I don’t know why, but I feel like I look younger with straight hair than with curly hair—with curly hair, I feel like an old lady, hahaha. Maybe it’s just me, but I also don’t want to go back to that time when I was constantly straightening my hair—that’s not healthy at all, and it even made my scalp really irritated.



